Easy Recipe for Pumpkin Banana Bread

One comfort food you can eat all year round is banana bread. We’re getting ready for fall by creating an easy recipe for pumpkin banana bread. Adding a little pumpkin spice to make all things nice, this pumpkin recipe is one you will want to try this fall!

Easy Recipe for Pumpkin Banana Bread

Who doesn’t like banana bread? For me, banana bread is one of those treats that never goes out of style, and it doesn’t matter if it’s in the dead of winter or the heat of summer, banana bread is always a welcome treat. Now, that we’re moving into cooler days I thought it would be a great idea to add a little pumpkin to my favorite banana bread recipe. The results were nothing less than super yummy! And, as you can see I added a sliced whole banana on top. I have seen bakers do this and I have wanted to try it for quite a while, so now I can scratch that off of my baking bucket list.

There’s something about banana bread that’s one part comfort food and one part instant nostalgia generator. Whenever I make banana bread for the family we can’t wait until it comes out of the oven, and oh the smell! The smell alone intices us and only makes us want a delicious slice even more. And, when it’s out of the oven and cooling, it’s only a matter of time before it vanishes into sweet memories. Adding the pumpkin and autumn-inspired spices only made a good thing even better, and tossing in the chocolate chips didn’t increase its likelihood of sticking around.

I also made maple and cardamon whipped butter to go with the banana pumpkin bread and it only increased the scrumptiousness by an ungodly yum factor. Needless to say, it was a hit and now I want to go into the kitchen and make another loaf of this irresistible bread.

And let’s get all ga-ga about this Maple + Cardamon Butter because it really is something special yet very easy to put together. Cardamom is a very complex spice with profiles of mint, spiciness, citrus, and a noticeable herbaceousness on the palette, and when mixed with cinnamon and pure maple syrup in the creamy medium of softened butter. Slathered on a warm and thick slice of our banana pumpkin bread it’s a potent treat which bears repeating over and over again. So, have I piqued your interest yet? If so, the recipe is waiting for you down below.

How to make Pumpkin Banana Bread

Dry Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon pumpkin spice

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon flaky sea salt

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Wet Ingredients:

2 large fresh farm eggs, room temperature

2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas

4 ounces cream cheese

1/2 cup coconut oil

whole banana sliced down the center

two tablespoons of softened butter for greasing the pan

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Using your fingers or a brush grease the bread pan with two tablespoons of softened butter.

Line the bread pan with parchment paper and leave enough paper to overhang the edge of the bread pan.

Into a bowl mix together with a wire whisk or a fork the dry ingredients: sifted all-purpose flour, sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and flaky sea salt.

In a small bowl add the softened butter, pure vanilla extract, cardamom, cinnamon, and maple syrup. Whip with a wire whisp until stiff peaks form. Use as desired on toast, pancakes, waffles, muffins, and most certainly this banana pumpkin bread.